THEA 210 Lecture 1: Steel Magnolias Info Sheet
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Steel magnolias: this scene is about a daughter (shelby) is eager to tell her mother (m"lynn) that she and her boyfriend are pregnant. She has been waiting a long time to tell her mother, but her reaction is not what she expected. Shelby is diabetic, and her mother believed that adoption would be the safer, healthier choice. When shelby broke the news, m"lynn was anything but excited for her daughter. The love between shelby and her mother m"lynn, and also the love between shelby and her unborn baby. M"lynn is only asking these tough questions out of love, because she is worried for her daughter and her daughter"s health. There have been many times in my life when i have been eager to tell my mother something and having her reaction not be the one i expected. She is telling her mother that she truly believes this pregnancy is for the good.
